The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-03-30
THINGS TERRITORIAL.

| longing to Len Lewis, OF the Musselshell,
is reported.
Michael Dumas, Kic.'s right hand man
has been pardoned by the dominion
government.
| The baby mystery at Helena has been
solved. Its parents were Germans
named Freupd.
John f. Patterson tells the Benton
Press that out of 800 sheep he will lose
only 300 head.
| Lieutenant Wilcox, of Fort keogh, is
under arrest on charge of duplicating
his pay accounts.
L. Ulm, of the Fort Shaw live Stock
company, says his company's loss will
not exceed 10 per cent.
Several halfbreeds were arrested last
week in northern Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty for cattle stealing.
There are over 100 dead cattle along
the Missouri between the Montana Cat
tie Co.'s ranch and the Missouri.
Helena has organized military COM
panv. 1t is called Company a, LIST
Cavalry, Montana National Guards.
A sheep herder of Dillon named Peter
Nelson, disappeared two weeks ago, and
nothing has been seen Or heard of him
since.
Capt VIM. R. PaInell, of the LIST cav
airy, stationed at Fort Assinaboine, has
been retired. This promotes Lieut.. i. X.
Wark to captain,
c, B Nowian, af Helena, has been ap-
pointed official stenographer of the 4th
judicial district of Montana, with head
quarters at Miles City.
Representative Blake, of Madison
county, made the biggest bll-introducing
record of the session-ifteen-and thir-
teen of them passed
The Missoula schools had to quit for
lack of funds, there being shortage of
1866. A special tax of two mills was
voted, however, and the schools have re-
sumed.
The Northwest Tribune company, cap
ltal stock $1,000, has fled articles of IN
corporation, the object being to publish
a newspaper at Stevensvllle, Missoula
county.
I. McCune has received the govern
ment freight contract between Helena
and Fort Asslnaboine. He gets $1.39
| per cwt. each 100 miles with 25 per cent
| increase tor winter.
The Missoula county commissioners
last week cut down the salaries of the
under sheriff and deputy sheriff $500 per
year, the deputy clerk 800, and the
clerk of the probate court $500.
Ex-Governor Hauser's recent visit to
New York was to perfect all arrange
ments for the prosecution of work ON the
contemplated branches Of the Northern
Pacific road which he is to build in Mon
tana.
| The Union Pacific will build branch
early in the spring from Anaconda to
Philipsburg by way nj Silver Lake. The
road will be turned over To the Montana
Union to be operated.
The Montana Wool Grower estimates
that there will be nearly million sheep
| sheared in this territory this year, pro-
dncing at least S,0O0,o00 pounds ofwool-
a million pounds more than the product
in 1886.
The salary and fee bill does not 60 into
effect until Dec. l, 1887. A reduction of
% per cent, however, in the fees now
| paid for recording and other work of
county officers was made, and it takes
effect at once.
Surveyor General Greene has adrer-
tised for bids for governments surveys
amounting to SIS, 900, proposals to be all
handed in by April 18th. The ground to
be surveyed lies near Missoula on the
line of the Northern Pacific railroad,
The first manufacturing industry to be
started on Rock creek is that Of saving
lumber. The machinery is now being
delivered at Red Lodge, and the logs will
be run down out of the canyon at high
water. The product will be consumedin
building and mining operations. The
creek furnishes unlimitedand never
failing power, and will do good service in
many lines of manufacturing before long
I-tiazette.
| United States Attorney Robert B.
Su ith, of Montana, has advised Com
missioner Sparks, through the Attorney
General. that the supreme court of that
territory has reversed the decision ofthe
district attorney in the case ofthe United
States VS.. Williams and Smith, which
the government taxes $4,000, for tim
| ber trespass The lower court decided
against the government, but on an appeal,
prosecuted by the United States attor-
ney, Judge McLeary overruled the points
of law raised, and held that the govern.
ment was entitled to recover
The scab law does not 90 INTO effect
until June lst. Under its provisions
every person having scabby sheep will
have to dip them and obtain certificate
from the territorial veterinary surgeon
| pSibiN iit edii iii'NN mo oiieSP " heN
range The veterinary surgeon will have
power to quarantine the sheep into a
very small area until he can certify as to
their good health.
A row originated at faro game in
Butte says the Independent. at which
Frenchman claimed one of Hyland's
bets. Hyland demonstrated, one word
bringing on another, until fight ensued
in which the Frenchman was worsted,
and begged for mercy. Hyland released
him and went back to the game but
soon perceived himself growing faint and
weak from loss of blood Upon examine
alton he was found to have been stabbed
under the arm, presumably with stilet-
to, the wound penetrating some three or
four inches, and entering the lung. The
unpleasant cut was Immediately attended
to by physician, and at this writing
the patient was resting easily,
and should not blood poisoning set in
he will speedily recover. All the witness
Sns tO the occurrence exonar,ta II,l,,d